12. Saul gave every reason for David to kill him as he was trying to kill David.

13. and yet David refused to use that mistreatment as an excuse to behave in an ungodly way.

Il) with every hostage who is brutally decapitated, the desire grows for a response in kind. I admire the integrity of our forces, our president, who stands by principles and is not driven by the flesh.

II. David Did Not Listen to the Encouragement of Others to Sin.

1. I’m not sure why he asked for a buddy to go with him, but Abishai went.

2. Abishai was a bloodthirsty man, offered a few times to remove someones head from their shoulders for cursing D.

3. and so here, crouched by Saul, the whispering voice of Abishai makes a tempting offer.

4. v 8 “I’ll kill him, quickly, quietly, and with dignity. You can even say it was my idea, because it was.”

5. he even had a spiritual argument, that “God has delivered your enemy into your hands”